ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MACAQUE
From French, from Portuguese macaco, from Fiot (a W African language) makaku, from kaku monkey.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MACAQUE»
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macaque in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
macaque and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The
Macaque Connection: Cooperation and Conflict between ...
The concept of this book arises from a symposium entitled Human-Macaque Interactions: Traditional and Modern Perspectives on Cooperation and Conflict organized at the 23rd Congress of the International Primatological Society, that was held ...
Sindhu Radhakrishna, Michael A. Huffman, Anindya Sinha, 2012
2
Macaque Societies: A Model for the Study of Social Organization
This book will be of primary interest to those studying animal behaviour and primatology, but will also be useful to those involved in the study of human societies.
Bernard Thierry, Mewa Singh, Werner Kaumanns, 2004
3
Evolution and Ecology of
Macaque Societies
This 1996 book is a synthesis of the ecology, evolution, behaviour and conservation of extant macaque species.
John E. Fa, Donald G. Lindburg, 1996
4
Primate Anatomy: An Introduction
There is one species, Macaca sylvanus, the "Barbary ape" or "Barbary macaque"
that thrives in northern Africa (Algeria and Morocco) and even on the
southernmost tip of western Europe, Gibraltar. Survey of Living Anthwpoidea 103.
Friderun Ankel-Simons, 2000
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Leopard - marten
Japanese macaques are among the largest of the 20 or so species of macaques.
Now an endangered species, they range farther north than any other primates
except humans. MACAQUE Lion-tailed macaques, Macaca silcnsu, are the only ...
6
Functional Anatomy of Visual Processing in the Cerebral ...
In this thesis, we examined the monkey cortical regions involved in processing of color, visual motion information, and the recognition of actions done by others.
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Normal Development of Perceptual and Cognitive Functions in ...
My data support the idea of hierarchical development of brain areas that support increasingly sophisticated complex perception and cognitive function.
8
Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World
Everyday existence for the macaque is fraught with such hazards as disease,
stress, starvation, and almost constant fighting, and nearly 90 percent of the
members of certain species die before they reach adulthood. Humans, however,
have ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2001
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Herding Monkeys to Paradise: How
Macaque Troops are Managed ...
This book is a detailed study of monkey parks in Japan. It describes how the parks manage free-ranging macaque troops for touristic display and examines the various problems that arise, as well as proposals for park reform.
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Structure-function Relations in
Macaque
Action potential waveforms and spiking rates and patterns are often used to classify neurons as PN or IN. In vivo studies showed that the LP spike waveform was stereotypical for a large number of recordings (N>100).
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MACAQUE»
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ZSI to trace rare, uncommon species of Shivalik eco-system - The …
... of forests, suggested that the team should also find information on swamp deer and Black Assam Macaque to help their conservation. «Times of India, Jul 15»
TV's Michaela Strachan meets Trentham monkeys | Staff Newsletter
In the past five years there has been 39 Barbary macaque babies born – each a welcome addition to the highly endangered species. As part of ... «Staff Newsletter, Jul 15»
Death of black langurs: food poisoning suspected - The Hindu
The Gerusoppa forest nearby is the abode for the endangered lion-tailed macaque. Mohan Gangolli, Deputy Conservator of Forest of Sagar ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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I was in Bali and touring the Monkey Forest. These macaque monkeys are known for 'cheeky' behavior and our excursion tour guide advised ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
Have scientists discovered a cure for Ebola? | Australian Women's …
... in this case a group of six rhesus macaque monkeys. A month later, the researchers injected the monkeys with a dose of Ebola virus that was ... «The Australian Women's Weekly, Jul 15»
Columbia University Medical Center
Pictured are the increases (orange-yellow) and decreases (blue) of neural activity in the brains of humans and macaques while performing the same attention ... «EurekAlert, Jul 15»
Study shows differences in brain activity of humans and macaques …
As part of the experiment, one assumption has been that the macaque brain is likely very similar to the brain early humans had when the last ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
Lincoln Park Zoo Ball raises more than $1.1 million
More than 850 black-tie-clad guests celebrated the new Regenstein Macaque Forest exhibit and helped raise funds for a state-of-the-art ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
Zimm the macaque monkey captured after 3 days on the loose
Multiple media reports say that zoo workers spotted Zimm the 3-year-old macaque inside a drainage system on the eastern side of the zoo ... «WJLA, Jul 15»
Comparison of monkey and human brains reveals the 'unique …
And that's a pretty important piece of our evolutionary puzzle — especially given how often scientists use the macaque brain as a proxy for our ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
